Individual Rights vs. Public Order Paper”
Many people do not realize all the advantages that America gives to us. The "bill of rights" is the backbone to what freedom is all about. Having these rights is a blessing to all who embrace this country. But even though society is allotted freedoms society cannot take advantage of them. Boundaries have to be drawn especially when it comes to using our freedoms in public. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of public order is that if the United States did not have order in public then how much disarray would the United States be in today. I truly believe if the United States did not have order there would be so many more problems than before. In addition Public order could be in connection with personal perception of morality. According to this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_order_crime, the definition of public order is: “a crime which involves acts that will interfere with the everyday operation of society and the ability of people to function efficiently.” This could be an advantage to know the meaning of public order because it could help a person protect themselves against crime. Another advantage of public order for a person is; if a criminal is caught violating any public order the conviction the violator could be punished by law with a fine of no more the $500 and no more than 6 months in jail or the punishment could be both. Crime that goes unreported or not prosecuted because of the lack of victim awareness that people have in the United States is considered an advantage. So with the raising victim awareness of public order crime may help people against crime such as consensual crime, victimless crime, treason, disorderly conduct. For more information on public order crimes please look at this website: www.leg.state.or.us/ors/166.html. One good advantage of public order is police conduct evaluation for series of publicized events. The police evaluation because of the first publicized beating death of Author Mcduffe.